Grad school, meet conference call

Today I discovered that the "real" world and the academic world aren't so different after all, mostly thanks to that wonderous invention, the "conference call." The whole thing is terribly amusing. No, really. I've also sat in on at least one meaning in which I served as the tie breaker between "to" and "with".

In other news, Ivan and I are going to New Zealand in March. And we've discovered a heffeweizen by Magic Hat called "Circus Boy." Aptly named, and a wonderful beer, for those of you who enjoy a good unfiltered beer.